Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-01-21
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In apportioning school money, one
half is divided equally among all the
districts, and the other one half per
capita. The districts having fifty
children of school age, or fraction
Of fifty less than twenty-five, are
counted as one district. When the
fraction Of fifty is twenty-five or more,
they figure in the apportionment as
two district. This district has 145
school children, and in apportloning
one-half of the money equally among
the districts draws the same as three
districts, each fifty counting as dis
trict, and the fraction As counting as
another. The average number in the
other districts is twentv-four each; SO
it will be seen that the smaller dis
tricts are favored by the law
to Just this extent: In the first di-
vision "A school children in the small
districts draw just as much as 4SB in
this, and iE the second division the
) money is divided per capita, which
gives every one in each district the
same amount Two teachers are en-
ployed in this district, and divide 145
into two equal parts we have seventy
: two and fraction for each school
, and it necessarily costs more for the
= two teachers in school of this mum
: Der of pupils than in those school dis
tricts that average twenty four. BY
counting this district as three in the
first division of one half the schoo
" money equally between all the dis
tricts, it seems to US that each distric
" gets its rightful share as near as cal
~ be. We do not believe, as some do
. that all the money should be divided
u per capita. 1t is right that the lar
ger districts should aid the smalle
ny ones, so that all will have school a
al near the same length of time durin;
do the year as possible without undul
VI, taxing the larger districts. Let u
III see what would be the result of divid
ing per capita; Say an appointmer
y was made, giving 81 per capita. Tn
>s' districts outside of this one woul
lo average $24 each while this distri(
he would draw S145 One hundred an
us forty-fve dollars would employ tw
IL teachers in this district for a muc
w. greater length of time than S24 woul
ny employ teacher in one Of the 9TH
Flu districts. We believe in the larg
districts favoring the smaller ones
re- liberal extent, and that is what tt
.ne present law does, and does 1t fully
e0 much, we think, as could reasonab
w. be asked. 1t would be better for tt
'"' district if it was set apart as an ind
LOT pendent one. If such was the case t
''le smaller districts would soon lea
al what help they get from the |;
les ger ones. But such a plan won
'au not exhibit that liberal spirit viii
ln- should characterize the larger d
eur tricts. The aim should be to aid t
az
Seo small ones. If a law should be e
Is acted that would tax the larger d
LOT tricts too heavily out of all reason
Iue' for the benefit of the others, then
Nes people of the former would be fu
lere justified in demanding, for self-p
hgS lection, independent districts.
have not vet seen copy of the n
tue bill. All we know about it is thai
anu favors the small districts more tn
not does the present law. To what
'ers' tent we haven't the slightest idea.
nest is our opinion that it would be &c
~lty idea to let the present law stand.
. az law. it would seem, could be fran
and that would do justice to all the
ated tricts in more equal measure Il
the our present school law,